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RECALLING FACTS AND DETAILS

Sentences that tell more about the main idea are called facts and details. Facts and details explain or support the most important idea in the paragraph. Facts and details provide information about the main idea.

Jacob the Great
Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them. As a result, he had gotten into a million hobbies and activities, but he never stuck with any of them long enough to get any good.
He begged his mother for months for a guitar so that he could play Black Eyed Peas songs to Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally got one for Christmas, he found out that guitars don’t play themselves. He took a few lessons, but strumming the strings hurt his fingers and he didn’t like holding the pick, so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed.
After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books, Jacob decided that he wanted a Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector, so that he could find buried pirate treasure. So he mowed lawns all summer and didn’t spend his money on ice-cream like his younger brother, Alex. He saved it all in a shoe box in his closet. Then he shoveled driveways all winter, and he didn’t spend his money on candy and chips like his classmates. By the time spring came he had saved $200, and he purchased the Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector. He beeped it around the park for a while, be he soon found out that no pirates had ever set sail in his neighborhood, and if they had they didn’t leave any treasure. Even though he found a key ring, forty-seven cents, and all the bottle caps he could throw, he buried the metal detector in his closest.
Given Jacob’s history with hobbies, it was no surprise that Jacob’s father was reluctant to buy him a magician’s kit for his birthday. “Geez, Jacob… You sure you wouldn’t rather I got you more guitar lessons?” He suggested. Jacob was insistent. “Dad, you’ve got to get me the magician’s kit. This time I’ll stick with it for real. I promise! Come on, Dad,” Jacob begged. Jacob’s father sighed and then replied, “Oh, I don’t know, Jacob. Things are awfully tight right now.” But Jacob’s father was reminded of his own youth long ago, when he quit football and started karate practice before hardly getting his equipment dirty. So when Jacob’s birthday came around, Jacob was both surprised and pleased to find the magician’s kit that he had desired so badly with a big bright bow on it.
Jacob opened up the box and unwrapped the many parts in the kit. As he did so, he imagined sawing his pet cat in half and putting it back together to the amazement of his friends and family. He took the many fake coins, trick cards, and rope pieces of varying length on the kitchen table and imagined pulling rabbits out of his hat and turning them into pigeons with a mysterious puff of smoke. As Jacob continued pulling plastic thumbs, foam balls, and giant playing cards out of the magic kit, a commercial on the TV caught his attention. “Hey kids! Have you ever wanted to go to space? Experience what it’s like to be an astronaut? Do you want to explore the universe? Well, now you can.” As the commercial continued playing, Jacob walked away from the magic kit on the kitchen table and stared at the TV screen longingly. “For only $195 you can go to space camp and live life like an astronaut for a whole weekend. Enroll now for a once in a life time experience.” Jacob’s cry rang throughout the house as he yelled, “MOM!” He now knew what his true purpose in life was.
After reading the story, choose the best answer for each question. Circle one answer.
1. According to the text, why does Jacob stop playing the guitar?
a. It hurt his fingers. b. He’d rather play drums. c. It was too easy. d. He failed math.
2. To whom did Jacob want to play Black Eyed Peas songs?
a. Alex b. Angie c. Mom d. Dad
3. According to the passage, why does Jacob decide that he wants a metal detector?
a. He sees a man at the park with one. b. His father had one as a child.
c. He saw a TV commercial for one. d. He read an ad for one in a comic book.
4. How does Jacob get the items that he wants in the story?
a. He asks his mom. b. He asks his dad.
c. He shovels driveways and mows lawns. d. He does all of these things to get what he wants.
5. When did Jacob buy the metal detector?
a. In the fall b. In the summer c. In the spring d. In the winter
6. True or False: The metal detector was a good investment for Jacob.
a. True b. False
7. Why doesn’t Jacob’s father want to get him the magician’s kit for his birthday?
a. Jacob failed math class. b. Jacob quits too many expensive activities.
c. Jacob has been mean to his younger brother. d. Jacob went to the park without permission.
8. Why does Jacob’s father buy Jacob the magician’s kit?
a. Jacob mowed the lawn. b. Jacob reminded his father of himself.
c. Jacob bought ice cream for his brother. d. Jacob found his father’s key ring.

VOCABULARY WORDS

abash - v - embarrassabominate - v - loathe; hateabscond - v - depart secretly and hideaccelerate - v - move fasteraccessory - n - additional object; useful but not essential thingaccomplice - n - partner in crimeaccord - n - agreementaccost - v - approach and speak first to a personacquittal - n - deliverance from a chargeactuate - v - motivateadapt - v - alter; modifyaddiction - n - compulsive or habitual needadmonish - v - warn; reproveadverse - adj - unfavorable; hostileadvocate - v - urge; plead foraffected - adj - artificial; pretended (personality - not object)affiliation - n - joining; associatingaffirmation - n - solemn pledge by one who refuses an oathagility - n - nimblenessagitate - v - stir up; disturbbarb - n - sharp projection (i.e. fishhook, or on wire)barrage - n - barrier laid down by artillery firebedraggle - v - wet thoroughlybelated - adj - delayedbenefactor - n - gift giver; patronbenighted - adj - overcome by darknessbestow - v - givebizarre - adj - violently contrastingblasphemous - adj - profane; impiousblatant - adj - loudly offensivebleak - adj - cold; cheerlessbloated - adj - swollen or puffed as with water or airbolster - v - support; prop upbountiful - adj - generous; showing bountybravado - n - swagger; assumed air of defiancebrevity - n - concisenessbrochure - n - pamphletbrooch - n - ornamental claspbulwark - n - earthwork or other strong defensebungle - v - spoil by clumsy behavior

Metal Detectors


Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate.
Have you ever been to the beach? Did you see a man with a headset pointing a long pole at the ground? If so you might have seen a person using a metal detector. People use these devices to find metal.
Metal detectors make magnetic waves. These waves go through the ground. The waves change when they hit metal. Then the device beeps. This lets the person with the device know that metal is close.
The first metal detectors were meant to help miners. They were big. They cost a lot of money. They used a lot of power. And worst of all, they didn't work well. People kept trying to make them better.
Metal detectors got smaller. Now they are light and cheap. They also work better. That is why people bring them to the beach. They can look for rings in the water. They can look for phones in the sand. Metal detectors help them find these things. They usually just find junk though.
Metal detectors also protect people. They help to keep guns out of some places. They are in airports. They are in courthouses. Some schools use them. They help guards look for weapons. Guards use special wands to find metal on a person.



These devices save lives in other ways too. During wars, people plant bombs in the ground. When the war ends, they don't clean up their messes. This is unsafe for the people who live in those places. Others use metal detectors to find bombs. They remove them and help the people.
These devices also make clothes safer. It sounds funny, but it's true. Most clothes are made in big factories. There are lots of needles in these places. Needles break from time to time. They get stuck in the clothes. They would poke people trying them on. They don't though. That's because our clothes are scanned for metal. Isn't that nice? Let's hear it for metal detectors. They make the world a safer place.






1. Which was not one of the problems with the first metal detectors?a. They were too big. b. They were too expensive.c. They didn't work well. d. They were unsafe.
2. Which best describes the main idea of the second paragraph?a. It describes the sounds of a metal detector. b. It explains how metal detectors work. c. It warns about the effects of metal detectors. d. It explains how magnetic waves move.
3. How do metal detectors make clothing safer?a. Metal detectors make sure factory machines are working the right way.b. Metal detectors make sure workers don't bring weapons into factories.c. Metal detectors make sure that broken needles don't get into clothing.d. Metal detectors help people recover lost clothing at the beach.
4. Why were metal detectors first used?a. To help miners b. To help security guardsc. To help doctors d. To help soldiers
5. According to the text, metal detectors have been used in all of the following except which?a. schools b. churchesc. courthouses d. airports
6. How do metal detectors help soldiers?a. They warn soldiers when bullets are coming. b. They help soldiers find hidden bombs.c. They find weaknesses in their armor. d. They create a relaxing beeping noise.
7. Why do people bring metal detectors to the beach?a. Metal detectors help people keep the sand clean and safe.b. Metal detectors look cool.c. Metal detectors help people find valuable items.d. Metal detectors help guards keep weapons away from the beach.
8. Which happens first?a. The metal detector beeps alarmingly.b. The magnetic waves hit metal and change.c. The magnetic waves go through the ground.d. The metal detector creates magnetic waves.
9. How did metal detectors get better over time?a. They became cheaper. b. They became lighter.c. They began working better d. All of these
10. Which title would best describe the purpose of this text?a. A Day at the Beach: Using Your Metal Detector to Find Thingsb. Metal Detectors: a Complete the Story of Their Invention c. Magnetism and More: How a Metal Detector Worksd. Metal Detectors: What They Do and How We Use Them

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